Peabody, Mass., and New Hampshire.
1207. If one try on mourning when not wearing it, he will have occasion to wear it soon.
Pennsylvania.
1208. To put on a bonnet or hat of one in mourning is a sign that you will wear one before the year is out.
Peabody and Boston, Mass., and Niagara Falls, Ont.
1209. To drive a nail on Sunday is a sign that some one in the family will die within the year.
Pigeon Cove, Mass.
1210. Hearing an imaginary rap and opening an outside door lets death in.
Ferrisburgh, Vt.
1211. The hearing of three raps is a sign that some member of the family is dead.